This column is devoted to news of men serving their
country. Such news is solicited from parents and
friends of these men. “Revenge Pearl Harbor.”
Sgt. William H. Busic, son of
41. F. Basic, of Piney Creek, was
recently awarded the Good Con
duct Medal for exemplary be
havior, efficiency and'fic^elity at
aa Air Service Command Depot
Mrs, Maggie Busic, resides in
-Sparta. a
Jessie Mac Osborne, , Seaman
4-C, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Osborne, of Piney Creek*, spent
the nreek end at his home. Sea
man Osborne is stationed at Bain
bridge, Md.
fPSt. Robert Johnson returned
fte hKpoSt'in Kansas, a^ljejr spend
sJugralurlaugh here with his wife
-and daughter at StrSrtfOi'd'.
Wanald Musgrovd, a member of
Sgt. Busic’s wife,
the Seabees, returned to Rhode
Island, Tuesday, after spending a
few days’ leave with his family in
the New Hope community.
S.-Sgt. Coy E. Mabe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Vester Mabe, of Latirel
Springs, has been promoted to
technical sergeant on the Fifth
Army front in Italy. He is a pla
toon sergeant with the 135th In
fantry Regiment of the 34th “Red
Bull” Division.
Pvt. Elster Jones, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Jones, of
Sparta, recently notified his par
ents that he had arrived safely in
France. His father was a mem
ber of the famous 81st “Wildcat”
division and was stationed at the
same place in France during
World War I.
Auction Sale '
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Thursday, TVfarch "29 at 10 o’clock at my home near
Elk Creek Church
ALL HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
Also FARM will be sold for the HIGH DOLLAR.
Terms Announced On Day of Sale.
W. M. Steadham ,
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AUCTION SALE
Saturday, March 24
At 16:60 A. M.
oat my Tiome at Whitehead, 6 miles
smith joi Sparta, known as William
Cleary farm, I will offer for sale
the-following:
vMn&nilk cows.
1 three-year-old white faced heifers.
-4 yearling heifers.
HI-sheep and lambs.
2 Sboates. *
1 stallion. .um ■yui/om,
1 black horse. mtjj p<.
1 two-year-ohl5'd41#J '!> V
Com and Rve. FJjf C'h''
'ormick binder, 8 feet cat.
Dee ring j£iariarl ^reader.
ro-row cuWpftHUBf.—.
rer antfM£'6U,f*’' %
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ix» pia //.iip
C abowq
ig corn wo
40-Oliver plow, r smi !
grain drill.
Number of small* tools.
Hi-: pOBIfc
Milk cans and buckets, strainer.
1 electric fence, nfttor.,,.
n
Household and ^kitchen furniture, including:
li/iaicJMI'.
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Ruui or coal range, kitchen cabinet, iron bed steads, bed
tpnngn, dressers, wash stands, chest of drawers, rugs,
let of empty jars, good heaters, one new, dishes and cook*
kgiCtniak, good piano, and other things too numerous
to mention.
Terms made known on day of sale.
Edwards
Pvt. Odell C. Jones has notified
his mother of his safe arrival in
France.
Pvt. Thomas B. Smith, Boca
Raton, Fla., is spending a furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Smith, of the Mt. Zion com
munity.
Lewis Hash, Seaman 2-C, re
turned Sunday to Minn., after
spending a leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hash and other
relatives at Piney Creek.
Pvt. McDale Kennedy, of Tyn
dall Field, Fla, is spending a fur
lough with his wife and parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Kennedy,
at Turkey Knob.
Lt. Bruce Woodruff, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Woodruff,,qf Pow
ell, Wyo., a nephew of Mrs. Bob
Holloway, of Whitehead and a
great-nephew of Mrs. A. A. Wood
ruff, of Sparta, is a first-pilot on
a B-29 Super Fortress and is now
stationed at Rosewell, New Mexi
co. Recently asked if a B-29 did
not look fairly large to a young
new pilot, Bruce replied, “Like
a mountain and very beautiful;
but you soon grow used to them.
The air corps says that each time
up subtracts 20 feet from the
wing spread.”
Sparta Meets Va.
Teams Here Fri.
Sparta basketball teams divid
ed honors here Friday night when
they played Sugar Grove, Va.,
the boys winning 23-13 and
the girls losing by 20-28.
Eugene Irwin led the scoring
for Sparta in the boy’s game with
14 points to his credit.
The girl’s game was hard fofcght
with the score 11-12 at the half in
favor of Sparta. Sugar Grove
came out in the last half tp win,
28-20. Bernice Jarvis led the
scoring for Sparta with 14 points.
The two teams will meet Piney
Creek in a double-header here to
night.
MAJOR WILLIAMS IS
AWARDED SILVER STAR
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tanks, throwing them .into com
plete rout and inspiring his own
men to successfully fight back.
The bravery, outstanding leader
ship and loyal devotion to duty
exhibited by Maj. Williams ex
emplify the finest traditions ‘of
the armed forces of the Unitfed
States. Maj. Williams entered
military service from North Caro
lina.”
MEDAL AWARDED TO
MAN IN BELGIUM
(Continued from Page 1)
and Mrs. A. M. Osborne, of Tur
key Knob, his commanding offi
cer stated that S.-Sgt. Osborne
performed his duty splendidly at
all times and was admired by all
who knew him.
On the basis of body size, chick
ens drink about twice as much
water as the larger classes of live
stock.
County’s Board
Of Equalization
Now In Session
The board of county commis
sioners of Alleghany county has
been in session this week and
will probably Continue through
next week for the purpose of
equalizing real property valua
tions in Alleghany county for
purposes of taxation.
G. Glenn Nichols, as tax super
visor of the county, is meeting
with them.
J. C. Gambill is acting chair
man of the board of commission
ers and other members are Guy
T. Perry and Dillon M. Edwards.
THREE ALLEGHANY MEN
ARE WAR CASUALTIES
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ery in action over and beyond the
call of duty in the campaign in
Saipan.
A brother, Pvt. Thomas Zack
Osborne, is also with the U. S.
Marines somewhere in the South
Pacific-_*
Lespedeza can lift the mortgage
from the farm, increase the soil
bank account, raise the standard
of living, and buy that necessary
tractor or other farm equipment,
says an enthusiast.
A good garden furnishes extra,
fresh food; lots of blisters and
sunburn and backaches; and
down-right contentment
Farmers may shift from the
production of cotton and wheat
to the production of designated
war. crops without fear of losing
their acreage allotments, says
the WFA.
The number of purbred animals
brought into the United States for
breeding purpose was up by a
bout 1900 animals last year—over
the year before. *
T-Sgt. Landre
Gets Bronz
Tech. Sgt. James Maynard
dreth, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ]
Landreth, of Piney Creek,
been awarded the BrofiaS '
for meritorious achievement o^
and beyond the line of dutH
Burma-India-China theater; op
erations.
Sgt. Landreth, a radio.operate
is at present stationed ini Bui
and has been overseas' for'-t
past 26 months. He entered, ‘
service in November, 1941.
RICHARDSON TO ISSUE
DRIVER’S LICENSE FRI;
Glenn Richardson, town mar
shal, has been named a driver's
license examiner, effective today,
it was announced late yesterday.
Richardson will leave Monday
for Raleigh, where he will receive
instructions in a three-day course
at the Department of motor vehi
cles there.
Driver’s license will be issued
each week on Fridays, Richardson
pointed out.
A hen laying 200 eggs puts
about 14 times as much calcium
into the eggs as is contained in
her body. Sound shells call for
plenty of calcium especially near
the end of the laying season.
Civilians will be left with about
one-sixth less chickens than last
year because the Army has step-'
ped up its requirements.
[ Classified Ads
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FOR SALE: One pair of mares,
weight 2,800 lbs. A good farm
team. Also 2 stacks of fodder.
Kelly Crouse, Whitehead, N. C.,
Route 1, Box 146. 3-22-ltpj
FOR SALE: Good used standard
typewriter. Remington. Price,
$75.00. Dr. N. D. Fox, Sparta, N.
C. 3-22-2t
aJDR Gives Adm. Halsey Gold Star
President Roosevelt shown presenting a gold star in lieu
of a third Distinguished Service medal to Adm. William F.
Halsey Jr., U. S. N., commander of the 3rd fleet.
Round Dance
AT
Hampton’s Grill
Independence, Va.
Saturday, March 24
8 ton O’CLOCK
V
Music By Bob Bowers’ Orchestra
Admission: 75c
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FOR BENEFIT OF, DiPEJPENDENCE FIRE DEPT.
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Place of Sale
AT 10:30
3 Yt MILES WEST OF GALAX ON MEADOW1 CREEK, V4-MILE FROM
REAVISTOWN, AT THE J. RALP^ MORRIS FARM.
First Sale
the'
J. Ralph Morris
Farm
77 acres of land, located on Meadow Creek, near
Keavistown, known as part of the L. J. Todd Farm,
now owned by J. Ralph Morris and wife.
This farm is subdivided into four tracts, one tract
of 8/4 acres, with good barn, water in barn, cattle
C1?b.S’.and.a S°°d spring on this tract;
one tract containing 4 acres; one tract containing
27 acres, and one tract containing 37 Yt acres,
ms is a valuable farm, located in a good com
munity, and will be offered in parcels and then as
a whole.
Ring Grazing
Boundary
Now Owned by J. Ralph Morris and C. H. Todd.
This grazing farm contains 140 acres, adjoining
the lands of Roa Lyons, George Anders and others,
near Old Carsonville, and is considered one of the
best grazing boundaries'in Grayson County, well
watered and fenced. Located 1W miles from Route
58, at Elk Creek Bridge, on Carsonville road. You
can drive your car to this boundary, easy to get to.
This farm will be sold at the J. Ralph Morris Farm
immediately after the sale at the farm described
herein.
ALL OF
THIS PROPERTY
MUST BE SOLD
ON ACCOUNT
OF THE OWNERS
GOING OUT
OF THE
FARMING
BUSINESS
Personal Property
4 Registered Hereford Cows to calve at once, ages 3 to 5
years.
1 three-year-old Registered Hereford Bull,
WHR Breeding.
1 Registered 6-months-old Bull Calf.
9 Grade Cows.
1 Mowing Machine. 1 Hay Rake. Plows.
1 Lime Spreader. 1 Wagon.
Other Farming Tools.
1 Model “A” Ford Truck and 2-wheel Trailer.
45 Tons of Lime.
80 Rods pre-war 10-strand Wire, 6-inch Mesh.
15 Squares pre-war 5-V Roofing.
7,000 Feet Framing and Boards. '
LOOK OVER *****
THIS PROPERTY
AND ATTEND .
THE SALE OF '
THIS VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
AND
PERSONAL
PROPERTY
All of this property, including the Ring grazing boundary, will be sold for the High Dollar, on the above date, at
the J. 'Ralph Morris Farm, 3Vi Miles West of Galax, Vfc-Mile from Reavistown.
For further information, see J. Ralph Morris or C. H. Todd, Galax, Va., or the undersigned.
. Sale Conducted By
Parsons Auction Company
Independence, Va. “Sellers of the Earth” Galax, Virginia
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